Forvis Mazars and top partner hit with £600,000 fine for audit failings Accountancy The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has hit accountancy giant Forvis Mazars and a top partner at the firm, David Allen, with a combined £610,537 for audit failings relating to a retail firm listed on the London Stock Exchange’s main market. The FRC said it has issued the fines following an investigation into both Forvis Mazars [...]
LSE draws up ‘worst case scenario’ US listing flight risk Markets As many as 20 FTSE 100-listed companies may move direct listings to New York, leaving a £2bn gap in the Treasury’s earnings from stamp duty on share trades. This includes blue-chip companies HSBC, London Stock Exchange’s largest firm, telecoms companies BT and Vodafone, and drinks giant Diageo which owns a global portfolio of well known [...]
Santander celebrates the winners of the SW50 2026 programme Partner Puja Patel, Head of Strategic Programmes and Universities at Santander UK, recently said: “It’sso important that we celebrate and recognise female talent in the workplace. Without women, wedon’t get the diverse balance that can drive growth, positive change and a greater impact in terms of what society can offer.” Celebrating and recognising female talent sits [...]
Waterstones to book chairman as London listing gains pace March 10, 2026 Bookselling titan Waterstones is on the hunt for a chairman as it picks up the pace on its rumoured London listing. Elliott Management, the activist equity firm which owns Waterstones, has hired headhunters at Russell Reynolds Associates to draw up a list of candidates to join the bookseller’s board. This is the latest signal that [...]
The many ways the system is failing graduates like me February 19, 2026 Graduates are facing a two-pronged attack from a shrinking jobs market and an expanding welfare state that actively incentivises us to live off benefits, says Oliver Dean In recent weeks, the graduate crisis has garnered significant attention. As someone set to graduate this summer, I am in the same boat as hundreds of thousands of [...]
London Stock Exchange needs more ‘hustle’ to attract IPOs, says Octopus chief December 31, 2025 The boss of Octopus Energy Group has said the London Stock Exchange needs to show more “hustle” to attract new listing candidates like the group’s tech arm, Kraken. Greg Jackson, chief executive of Octopus, said whilst he would “love” for Kraken to list in the City, but added the London Stock Exchange (LSE) needs to [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Economy grows 0.1 per cent; Rolls-Royce eyes profit jump November 13, 2025 Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. The FTSE 100 is inching a step closer to the magic 10,000 mark after almost a year of outperforming counterparts across the Atlantic. London’s blue-chip index managed to rally to a 0.12 per cent gain in yesterday’s session closing at 9,911.42p. In the afternoon, it inched to a [...]
Shawbrook shares jump in biggest City IPO debut of the year October 30, 2025 Shares in specialist lender Shawbrook soared in early trading after the firm made its IPO debut in the City. The bank’s stock was up over six per cent in early trading to 393.43p. Shawbrook kicked off its London Stock Exchange float targeting a valuation just shy of £2bn with a listing price of 370p. “We [...]
THG reports strongest quarter of growth since 2021 October 14, 2025 THG, the London-listed firm behind fitness supplement brand Myprotein, has reported a better-than-expected uptick in sales following operating model changes. Third-quarter revenue rose 6.3 per cent, the retailer told markets this morning, driven by 10 per cent in nutrition, alongside “continued momentum” in beauty. This represents the highest organic quarterly growth since the fourth quarter of [...]
Shawbrook gearing up for £2bn IPO in boost to London market October 2, 2025 Specialist lender Shawbrook is preparing to announce intention of its London Stock Exchange debut – a move which could take place as soon as Thursday next week. Shawbrook’s private equity owner – Pollen Street Capital – is eying a £2bn valuation for the firm from the transaction. It comes amid a dire outlook for the [...]